Zelensky orders probe after Kyiv shootout injures three intelligence officers

Zelensky orders probe after Kyiv shootout injures three intelligence officers

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered a criminal investigation and personnel changes after a shootout on 2 September in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district left three SBU and HUR officers wounded. The incident occurred on Yuriya Shums’koho street while the agencies were probing a suspected Russian plot targeting an opposition figure.

The Security Service of Ukraine said its agents opened fire after being attacked, detaining several defence-intelligence personnel and seizing weapons and documents. A criminal probe was launched and parliamentary committees began scrutiny of the long-standing rivalry between the two services.

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Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) Prosecutor General’s Office SBU Alpha special forces unit State Bureau of Investigation Russian Volunteer Corps Stepan Kaplunov Kyrylo Budanov

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Yuriya Shums’koho street, Dniprovskyi district, Kyiv, Ukraine

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